Lot Essay
For a similar egg, see T. Kudriavtseva and H. Whitbeck, Russian Imperial Easter Eggs, London, 2001, p. 175 no. 137.
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PROPERTY OF AN IMPORTANT EUROPEAN COLLECTOR, PART II
A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1870-1880S
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A PORCELAIN EASTER EGG
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1870-1880s
Ovoid, centring an oval panel depicting Saint Mary in prayer, within a gilt ciselé border, after a painting by José de Ribera, inscribed in black in Russian above the miniature 'Sv: Maria', the reverse painted magenta, unmarked
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high
BY THE IMPERIAL PORCELAIN FACTORY, ST PETERSBURG, CIRCA 1870-1880s
Ovoid, centring an oval panel depicting Saint Mary in prayer, within a gilt ciselé border, after a painting by José de Ribera, inscribed in black in Russian above the miniature 'Sv: Maria', the reverse painted magenta, unmarked
4 ¾ in. (12 cm.) high
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